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Checkpoint with Lisa Owen is RNZ’s weekday drive-time news programme, Our people, stories and breaking news and interviews from 4-6pm.
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Monday, 14 September 2009
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Mayor delighted with super city boundaries
14 Sep 2009The Rodney District Mayor Penny Webster is delighted with today's decision to remain part of Auckland's new super city. Audio
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Government has change of heart over super city boundaries
14 Sep 2009The Rodney District is now back in Auckland's Super City. Audio
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Labtest CEO replaced
14 Sep 2009Auckland's embattled new community lab testing service has dumped its chief executive. Audio
Friday, 11 September 2009
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Claims controversial athlete is a hermaphrodite
11 Sep 2009An Australian newspaper claims gender tests on women's 800 metres champion Caster Semenya reveal she's a hermaphrodite. Audio
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Focus on politics for 11 September 2009
11 Sep 2009The Labour Party is holding its annual conference in Rotorua over the weekend, just 10 months after being thrown out of office by voters. Audio
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NZ Post cuts back another Christchurch PostShop
11 Sep 2009People living in the Christchurch suburb of Linwood have vowed to fight a cut back in services and possible closure of their local PostShop. Audio
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Maori "warrior gene" theory debunked
11 Sep 2009A controversial claim that Maori have a"warrior gene"which makes them violent has been disproved in a new review. Audio
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Apology over branding Barack Obama a liar
11 Sep 2009The US President has accepted an apology from a Republican congressman who called him a liar. Audio
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Third option for a new highway on the Kapiti Coast
11 Sep 2009The Transport Minister has bowed to public pressure and instructed the Transport Agency to add a third option to develop State Highway 1 through the Kapiti Coast. Audio
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Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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